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Re:Windows OS Security by xattt on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @09:18AM (#34338718)
Back then, a ton of software would complain or not work if it wasn’t running under an account with admin privileges.

UAC forced developers to make the software work no matter what.

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Re:Windows OS Security by sumtechguy on Thursday January 12, 2023 @10:17AM (#34354733)
Surprisingly a lot of it was usually just a misplaced registry entry or one with the wrong ACL on it.
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